Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Mean BMI (kg/m²) was 32.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
32.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
32.9
in 2015
All-time low
28.4
in 1975
Years of data
42
1975–2016

Mean BMI (kg/m²) in Cook Islands, 1975–2016

01020301975199520161975: 28.41976: 28.51977: 28.71978: 28.81979: 291980: 29.11981: 29.31982: 29.41983: 29.61984: 29.71985: 29.91986: 301987: 30.21988: 30.31989: 30.51990: 30.61991: 30.71992: 30.91993: 311994: 31.11995: 31.21996: 31.21997: 31.31998: 31.41999: 31.52000: 31.62001: 31.72002: 31.82003: 31.92004: 322005: 32.12006: 32.22007: 32.22008: 32.32009: 32.42010: 32.52011: 32.62012: 32.62013: 32.72014: 32.82015: 32.92016: 32.9

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Cook Islands recorded 32.9 for mean bmi (kg/m²) in 2016. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean bmi (kg/m²) in Cook Islands peaked at 32.9 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.4, in 1975.

Cook Islands ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28.68 28.4 29 5
1980s 29.8 29.1 30.5 10
1990s 31.09 30.6 31.5 10
2000s 32.02 31.6 32.4 10
2010s 32.71 32.5 32.9 7

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 2 Nauru 32.5 compare
  2. 3 Niue 32.4 compare
  3. 4 Tonga 32.2 compare
  4. 4 Samoa 32.2 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean bmi (kg/m²) in Cook Islands?
Mean bmi (kg/m²) in Cook Islands was 32.9 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 32.9 in 2015.
What is the lowest mean bmi (kg/m²) recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4 in 1975.
How does Cook Islands rank for mean bmi (kg/m²)?
Cook Islands ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean bmi (kg/m²) rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean BMI (kg/m²) (age-standardized estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 8,484 data points, 1975–2016
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